Recent content by Skidplate865

broken spokes [/IMG] My little trailer queen My '06 suffered some of the early wheel issues. The front developed into a brake rotor warping machine. Most guys replaced the original brake rotors with floating rotors like the one on your new '06. I figured it was a new bike, it shouldn't...

06 Scram Motorcycle superstore has decent pricing on Metzeler Tourance tires. As far as tires on my Scram, it makes sense to go with the longest wearing, best all weather dual sport tires available. Cheaper tires wear out faster and I mount and balance my tires myself, so less often is...

inch deep and a mile wide They need to appeal to the largest pool of TV viewers, hence the large numbers of cuts and quick pace - not going into anthing long enough to bore some non-riding wannabe douche. The 69 CB750 was a nice bike before he cut into it, but it had 75,000 miles and the...

This is not a joke - In response to a warranty claim, Triumph told me I voided my warranty by taking the Scram off road. They said that it was not meant to go off road. I call that playing both sides of the coin!

My apologies for not uploading pics of the repair. I just started grad school and I've been busy. I had pretty much forgotten about the post when I took a quick look at the other site and saw that a guy (RotaryRacer) was experiencing a frame failure just like mine. Honestly, I wasn't going...

That was tongue in cheek - I probably did say 'perfect' in my naive first year or two of riding... Also, 'brave' must be a hop-skip & a jump from stupid!:sheep:

Harlem...

I would recomend picking a different bike - but if you insist on a Scram, there are a few things that will help on longer rides. If you drop the dough on a decent set of shocks and a gel seat, you won't get 'numb bum'. It's also a good idea to sort out the front suspension with new springs...

I don't remember saying perfect.

Yeah, thanks. I have taken the bike offroad, not rough - but definitely offroad. I never abused or treated my bike carelessly, but I did go offroad. I thought we were supposed to? I guess I'm naive and shouldn't buy the marketing. Live and learn! I'm not much for fighting city hall, so I'm...

Here are a few pics of some frame damage I noticed a few weeks ago while having the shocks serviced. The posts that the shocks slide onto is bending up and the bracket it attaches to is failing in between the welds. It is happening on both sides - the right hand side is more...

tribute bike? It's a replica of a late 30s Harley that broke a land speed record. It was pretty famous story, and in the end, they had to take the tail section off to actually break the record. It was heavy as hell and painted green.

congrats! Congratulations on your engagement. I asked Elise to marry me this past March - it must be in the air. See you at Bennington...

I'll be there - camping again.

You're in Germany? Why not get a Hepco & Becker tail rack for the Scrambler? I've used it for years to secure my gear on long road trips - works very well. I use the gel seat that looks like the stock seat. It is more comfortable than the stocker, but I think the rear shocks play a bigger...